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Recommendation for shower / bathing improvement

  • 03-02-2019 12:14pm
    #1
    budgemook
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,930 ✭✭✭


    Hi, I have a house with a main bathroom which has a bath only and an ensuite which has an electric shower. The hot water tank is smaller than normal and doesn't really have enough capacity for baths to be a regular bathing option. The ensuite is the main shower / bathing option for the entire home. I want to make some improvements but am not sure which way I want to proceed.

    Option 1. Install an electric shower in the main bathroom over the bath. Will need wiring in a way that ensures only one shower runs at once. Doesn't fix the issue where the bath can't really be filled.

    Option 2. Install a bigger hot water tank. Would fix the bath issue but still left with only one shower. Could get a plastic shower attachment but they are pretty crap and I believe it would be less efficient to shower in this way than with an electric shower.

    Option 3. Bigger tank and install a pumped power shower over the bath. A nice set up but maybe not as efficient as the electric shower option.


    I am leaning towards option 1 at the moment. Is it likely to be a big job to sort the wiring and extend the water supply to the electric shower unit?

    Any thoughts or suggestions appreciated.


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  • #2
    Sleeper12
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,279 ✭✭✭✭Sleeper12


    budgemook wrote:
    I am leaning towards option 1 at the moment. Is it likely to be a big job to sort the wiring and extend the water supply to the electric shower unit?


    Only a REC can do the wiring part of this job. You'll pay around 700 to have an electric shower installed from scratch Inc electrician and plumber. The priority switch will cost another 120 minimum on top of this again.

    New cylinder will be 400 to 650 supplied & fitted ball park.


  • #3
    Idioteque
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 635 ✭✭✭Idioteque


    If the bath is not being used currently, do you need it anymore?

    What about putting a mixer shower in where the bath is with usual enclosure or even wet room style? You could put get a pump put in so it has some decent pressure if needed. No worrying about electrical load of two power showers and having a switch etc.


  • #4
    Purgative
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,511 ✭✭✭Purgative


    Hi OP. I'm not saying this as any sort of recommendation. Its just what we did, when we moved back to an outdated house 11/12 years ago.


    We were in a similarposition. Old house, old bath, small tank ....


    We replaced the open fire with a boiler stove, replaced the tank, re did the bathroom and replaced the bath with one of these https://www.taps4less.ie/PP/U-OPUS02-B.html


    Worked for us.


    Good luck


  • #5
    budgemook
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,930 ✭✭✭budgemook


    Idioteque wrote: »
    If the bath is not being used currently, do you need it anymore?

    What about putting a mixer shower in where the bath is with usual enclosure or even wet room style? You could put get a pump put in so it has some decent pressure if needed. No worrying about electrical load of two power showers and having a switch etc.

    Hoping to keep costs down.


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